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June 21, 1932i. B F CONNER 2,121,382

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Patented June 21, 1938 UNITED' STATE l f e l 2,121,382

e lJAR e Benjamin F. Conner, \West Hartford, Conn., as-

signor to Colt-s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturl ing Company, Hartford, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application "3 claims.

This invention relates primarilyto jars of the type disclosed in my co`-pending"application, for

Jars,`Serial"No. 18,031, led April 24, 1935, which jars are primarily intended for containing cosmetic preparations which may be powders, o1' salves, cold creams and other preparations of a paste-like consistency. A jar of this type consists of two separate members, each of which may be molded at least in part from' a material of the synthetic resin class". The inner member is formed for engagement withaclosure cap and is adapted for containing the cream or other cosmetic preparation; and the outer or` base member serves to support the inner or containing member and to provide at least a part of the desired exterior contour or design. The two members `are engaged with 4each other in such manner as to provide resistanceto separation and in such manner as to preventrelative rotation.

In" accordance with the present invention the outer member instead of being formed as one integral part as shown in the said application comprises two separate parts. One of the said parts is a base or bottom member which is beneath thel containing member and is preferably formed from molded material,v and the other of the said parts is an intermediate or enclosing member separate from the base and containing members. The enclosing member may be formed from materialof a different type. Y

In the accompanying drawing I have shown the embodiment of the invention which I now deem preferable, but it will be understood that the drawing is intended for illustrative purposes only and is not to be construed as defining or limiting the scope of the invention, the claims forming a part of this specification being relied upon for that purpose.

Of the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a jar embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with certain portions shown in vertical section.

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the containing member. I l

Fig. 4 is a top view of the base member.

Fig. 5 is a side view showing some of the parts separated from each other.

Referring to the drawing, I represents the inner or containing member of the jar, this being a thin-walled cup-shaped member preferably molded from a material of the synthetic resin class. The said member is preferably of such shape Vthat its interior diameter at the top is at least as large as the interior diameter below February 11, 1937, serian No'. `125,308 Renewed March 10,1938 l the top. ,The bottom wall of the containing member is indicated at 2, andthe said member is 'threaded adjacent its upper periphery as indicated at 3, being thus adapted for engagement with a threaded closure 4 of the cap type. Immediately ,below the threaded portion 3 is an outward projecting integral annular flange 5. Preferably this flange has an annular rabbet 6 opening downward. d

The bottom or basemember is shown at ,'I, this member being'beneath the containing member and extending radially in all directions at least as far vas does the flange 5 on the containing member. As illustrated the base member is circular in outline and rit has an annular rabbet 8 openingupward` and having the same or approximately the same diameter as the rabbet Ii.

Ik provide means for readily connecting the containing member and the base member to prevent relative rotation and. to resist separation. Themeans which is shown and which is now preferred is disclosed and specifically claimed in my cci-pending application, for Jars, Serial No. 103,553, filed October 1, 1936, but it will be understood that I do not herein narrowly limit myself as to the details of the connectingmeans.

Projecting downward from the bottom wall 2 of the containing member I are four relatively small plugs 9,19 which are located at uniform distances from the axis of the jar and which are preferably spaced apart uniformly or substantially so. vFormed at the top of the base member 'I are four sockets I0, I0 of such size and so positioned as ,to be adapted to receive the said plugs 9, 9. On account of the substantially uniform spacing it is possible for the two members of the jar to be assembled in four angularly different relationships. While the plugs and sockets are substantially uniformly spaced from each other as already stated, they may vary slightly from such uniformity in order to provide increased friction of engagement, as explained in kdetail in my last aforesaid co-pending application.

Preferably the several plugs 9, 9 have their main body portions smaller than the sockets and `are provided with a plurality of narrow vertical fins Il, I I which project radially outward from the body of the plug. These fins provide narrow bearing surfaces for engagement with the walls of the sockets, and they tend to cut into the socket walls to provide a firmer engagement.

Associated with the containing member I and with the base member 'I is a structurally separate ,enclosing member which surrounds or encloses the containing member. This enclosing member may vary widely in shape, but as shown it is a hollow substantially cylindrical member I2. The enclosing member is held in place by engagement with the bottom of the ilange on the containing member and with the top of the base member. When the said ilange andbase member are formed with rabbets, such as 6 and 8, the intermediate member enters the said rabbets and is thus held in position. It will be understood that the three members I, l2 and 8 are held in their assembled relationship by reason of the described engagement between the plugs 9, 9 and the sockets I0, l.- T'he enclosing member is not positively connected with either of the other members, but is held between them.

'I'he enclosing member I2 may be formed from any suitable material. For instance it may be paper, or metal, or a molded material. This construction gives increased flexibility of design to meet various requirements. By using an inexpensive material such as paper a very considerable reduction in cost may be eifected and there is provided a surface better adapted for printing or for carrying a pasted label; or by using metal much greater resistance to breakage may be obtained. In any case, the enclosing member may have a color or a texture dilferent from those of the other two members, thus providing opportunity for various ornamental eiects. In this connection it will be observed that portions of all of the members of the jar, including the cover, are exteriorly exposed as shown in Fig. 1.

What I claim is: n

1. The combination in a cosmetic container, of a thin-walled cup-shaped molded containing member having its interior diameter at the top at least as large as is the interiordiameter below the top, the said member being externally thread-v ed adjacent its upper periphery for engagement with a closure of the cap type and having an outward projecting annular flange located immediately below the thread, a molded base member beneath the containing member and extending radially inall directions at least as far as does the said angeon the containing member, re-

taining means formed integrally with the bottom of the containing member and connected with the said base Inember to hold the said members against relative lateral movement and to resist relative upward movement of thecontaining member, andan enclosing member structurally separate from the base member and from the containing member and surrounding the latter, the said enclosing member being held in place by enengagement with the top of the base member and with the bottom of the flange on the containing member.

2. In a jar, the combination of a thin-walled cup-shaped molded containing member having its interior diameter at the top at least as large as'is'the interior diameter below the top, the said member being externally threaded adjacent its upper periphery for engagement with a closure of the cap type and having an outward projecting annular flange located immediately below the thread and formed with an annular rabbet, a molded base member beneath the containing member and having its diameter at least as great as that of the ange on the containing member, the said base member being formed with an annular rabbet having approximately the same diameter as the rabbet on the flange of the containing member, retaining means formed integrally with the bottom of the containing member and connected with the said base member to hold the said members against relative lateral movement and to resist relative upward movement of the containing member, and a hollow substantially cylindrical enclosing member structurally separate from, the base member and the containing member and entering the two said rabbets.

3. In a jar, the combination of a thin-walled cup-shaped molded containing member having its interior diameter at the top at least as large as is the interior diameter below thetop, the said member being externally threaded adjacent its upper periphery for engagement with va closure of the cap type and having an outward projecting annular flange located immediately below the thread and formed with an annular rabbet and the said containing member also having a plurality of downward extending plugs formed integrally with the bottom thereof, a molded base member beneath the containing member and having its diameter at least as great as that of the flange on the containing member, the said base member being formed with an annular rabbet having approximately the same diameter as the rabbet on the iiange of the containing member and the said base member also being formed with a plurality of sockets of such size and position as to receive and frictionally retain the plugs on the containing member, and a hollow substantially cylindrical enclosing member structurally separate from the base member and the containing member and entering the two said rabbets.

BENJAMIN F. CONNR. 

